those behind the policy say it s a big break from hotels and a shift to more basic accomodation in an effort to deter people from coming to the uk illegally. now on bbc news, click. this week, get ready for blastoff we are filming a hotfire rocket test in superslow mo, and it will blow you away. woo! laughter. that went right through me! how do you choose your perfect shade? we ve got an app to help you build your foundations. and shona goes for a walk on the wild side, but you don t know what s around the next corner. we ve discovered something like 20,000 new paths in the short time we have been running the project already. have you ever wondered what happens when a satellite goes wrong? how would you know what was up? how would you find out if it had been sabotaged? that s what i have come to texas to find out. 30 seconds. we are at this 200 acre site to film a hot fire test of a rocket engine. when it first starts up, it s going to be relatively gamey, you re going to
straight week protesting benjamin netanyahu s proposed changes to the law. the funeral of one of the last black raf veterans of the second world war is to be moved to a bigger venue because so many people wanted to attend. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent david willis reports. this is all that remains of the mississippi town of rolling fork. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys after the twister touched down, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. we ve got a new scan coming on as we speak. the storm struck at night, the warnings too late for
has deployed such arms outside its territory in almost 30 years. the us department of defence said it was monitoring the situation but did not currently see any reason to adjust its nuclear posture. now on bbc news, talking movies: the changing face of hollywood. 10 seconds. people were genuinely excited about the movies and about movie stars. on oscar night, it was a big deal. it was huge. everybody went to the movies and everyone cared. that is no longer true. people are very comfortable now being outspoken - about the sexism, the inequality that women have suffered through for decades. tonight, we frigging broke that glass ceiling! cheering and applause. hello from los angeles. i m tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, in the wake of the academy awards, we look back at the changing face of hollywood, the efforts that are being made to bring about greater diversity and inclusion. with the oscars now over, the film industry is reflecting on how it
and lad baby bag the christmas numberi spot for a fifth time giving them more number one singles than the beatles. more than two hundred million people in america, are under extreme weather alerts, and more than one and a half million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop, to as low as minus 45 celsius. an arctic storm is approaching, predicted to hit canada. and extend down to the deep south and the border with mexico, including texas. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, has more. it couldn t have come at a worse time. america s peak travel season hit by a once in a generation storm. two days before christmas, two thirds of the country are now under extreme winter weather alerts stretching from here on the canadian border all the way to florida. on airport runways planes have been replaced by de icing trucks. we re out here, period. i mean, we ll be out him until it stops snowing, really. ..leading to thousands of cancelled f
on the financial markets and insists they ll be no u turn on axeing the top rate of income tax. i do stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly, because we had to act. but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. i do accept that. the sheer risk of using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, that is not conservative. meanwhile, at the conservative party conference, the northern ireland minister, steve baker, has apologised for showing a lack of understanding to his irish and eu counterparts when making the case for brexit. one of the world s worst stadium disasters. at least 125 people have died in a stampede at an indonesian football match after police tear gassed pitch invaders. brazilians are voting in the first round of an election which has seen a bitter campaign between past and present presidents. now on bbc news, it s time for the travel show. coming up on this week s show, we re day tripping across the uk. and throug